NASHVILLE. Tenn.- Champions are made in the offseason is a familiar saying. What teams do during their time away from games shows what happens when they are on the field or court. The Ohio Valley Conference volleyball champion Tennessee State Tigers have participated in community service activities to build camaraderie and give back.

This year, the team has volunteered in 11 team-organized events and individual volunteer service projects. These events include feeding the homeless, coaching volleyball clinics, preparing food boxes, and stocking shelves at Second Harvest. For Nashville native Hadley Pride, this is a valuable experience for her to give back. She takes pride in helping her community and building synergy with her teammates.

"It means something to give back to a community that gave you so much," said the Hillsboro alum Pride. "From making boxes full of fresh fruits and vegetables with Second Harvest Food Bank to feed families to teaching younger kids how to play volleyball in elementary and middle schools around the city, volunteering this year has been a fun and eye-opening experience. Doing community service has emphasized values that have been instilled in our team. It was just a good opportunity to put those values into practice."
 
Volleyball Completed Community Services

Date: February 24, 2023
Location: Samaritan Ministries
Participants: Celestial Miller, Carla Boudal and Maya Beverly
 
Date: February 27, 2023
Location:  Rosebank Elementary Volleyball Clinic
Participants: Kennedy Davis, Celestial Miller, Gina Rivera-Ortiz, and Rayna Williams,
 
Date: March 1, 2023
Location:  Amqui Elementary Volleyball Clinic
Participants: Gabrielle Johnson, Hadley Pride, Aleksandra Rojecka, Gina Rivera-Ortiz, and Nicole Taylor
 
Date: March 3, 2023
Location: Samaritan Ministries
Participants: Aleksandra Rojecka, Storm White, and Nicole Taylor
 
Date: March 17, 2023
Location: Samaritan Ministries
Participants: Gabrielle Johnson, Hadley Pride, and Rayna Williams
 
Date: March 20, 2023
Location:  Stratton Elementary Volleyball Clinic
 
Date: March 22, 2023
Location:  Dupont Hadley Middle Volleyball Clinic
 
Date: March 24, 2023
Location: Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle TN
Participants: Everyone
 
 Date: March 27, 2023
Location: Antioch High School Volleyball Clinic
 
 Date: March 29, 2023
Location: Rosa Park Volleyball Clinic
 
 Date:  March 31, 2023
Location: Samaritan Ministries
Participants: Johanna Alcantara, Alondrah Santana-Rodriguez, and Kennedy Davis